The commissioner, or the commissioner's deputies or assistants, shall, subject to availability and efficient utilization of time, personnel and resources, inspect buildings or premises within their jurisdiction upon the written complaint of any citizen, or whenever the commissioner, or the commissioner's deputies or assistants, deem it necessary. In the event that the commissioner is unable to make any inspection under this section, the commissioner shall transmit the complaint to the local authorities having jurisdiction.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 102 - Fire Prevention and Investigation
§ 68-102-102. Specific Duties of Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance
§ 68-102-103. Additional Powers and Duties
§ 68-102-104. Deputies — Appointment — Salaries
§ 68-102-106. Salaries Fixed With Approval From Commissioner of Human Resources
§ 68-102-110. Instructions and Forms to Be Furnished to Assistants
§ 68-102-112. State Fire Marshal — Supervision of Fire Prevention Division
§ 68-102-114. Fire Insurance Companies to Make Annual Reports of Fires — Contents
§ 68-102-116. Inspection of Buildings and Premises
§ 68-102-118. Appeal From Order of Deputy or Assistant to the Commissioner
§ 68-102-119. Review of Order of Commissioner and of Judgment of Circuit Court
§ 68-102-120. Bond for Certiorari and Supersedeas
§ 68-102-121. Officer May Remedy Dangerous Conditions at Expense of Owners
§ 68-102-122. Expense Not Paid by Parties to Be Certified and Paid
§ 68-102-124. Officer Authorized to Enforce Lien
§ 68-102-128. Power to Summon and Swear Witnesses — False Swearing as Perjury
§ 68-102-129. If Crime Suspected, Testimony and Other Facts Presented to District Attorney General
§ 68-102-130. Power to Enter Buildings or Premises for Inspection or Investigation
§ 68-102-131. Fees of Witnesses and Officers
§ 68-102-132. Record of Fires Kept — Open to Public — Information May Be Withheld
§ 68-102-133. Report of Commissioner — Amendment of Laws
§ 68-102-134. Acts of Witness Punishable as for Contempt of Court
§ 68-102-135. District Attorney General Assisting in Investigation of Fires of Suspicious Origin
§ 68-102-136. No Compensation of Local Assistants
§ 68-102-138. Noncompliance by Persons or Corporations — Penalty
§ 68-102-139. Noncompliance by Officers — Penalty
§ 68-102-140. Penalties Used for Maintenance of Division
§ 68-102-141. Purpose of Chapter — Liberal Construction
§ 68-102-146. Controlled Burns — Burning Woods — Notice — Extinguishment — Penalty